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Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Plan (QSEHRAs) 21st Century Cures Initiative

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21st Century Cures Act Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangements (“QSEHRAs”) May Not Be the Total Cure

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QSEHRAs are designed for employers that are not applicable large employers under the employer shared responsibility tax (Code section 4980H). QSEHRAs may only be offered by employers with fewer than 50 full-time employees (as...more

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Health and Welfare Grab Bag of End of Administration Changes

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21st Century Cures Act Impacts Employers with 50 or More Employees - Employers with 50 or more employees need to watch developments under the 21st Century Cures Act (“Cures”) because in addition to the establishment of...more

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New Law Allows Small Employers To Establish Stand-Alone Health Reimbursement Accounts

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President Obama recently signed the 21st Century Cures Act (the Cures Act) which contains numerous health-care related provisions. One such provision allows small employers, beginning on and after January 1, 2017, to...more

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New ACA FAQs - Special Enrollment, Women’s Preventive Care and a Cure for the HRA that Ails You (If You’re Small Enough)

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In the latest round of FAQs on ACA implementation (now up to 35 if you’re keeping track), the DOL, HHS and Treasury Department addressed questions regarding HIPAA special enrollment rights, ACA coverage for preventive...more

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Health Reimbursement Accounts for Small Employers

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A new law allows small employers to provide a stand-alone employer-paid health reimbursement account plan to employees without incurring a tax penalty. This plan would help employees pay for insurance offered on an exchange...more

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Back from the Dead – Cures Act Resurrects Premium Reimbursement Arrangements for Small Employers

Last week, President Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act (the “Cures Act”), which contains numerous provisions touching on a wide range of public health matters. Among the provisions is the creation of a new health...more

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Some Small Employers May Reimburse Employees' Premium and Other Uninsured Medical Expenses

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The IRS previously determined that employers are not allowed to reimburse employees for premium expenses incurred for an individual health insurance policy or directly pay such premiums without violating the Patient...more

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Small Employers Cheer Recently Eased Affordable Care Act Restrictions

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On December 13, 2016, President Obama signed the 21st Century Cures Act (the Act) that provides government funding and support for a number of health care initiatives. Significantly, the last section of the Act eases...more

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Basics of New Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangement (QSEHRA)

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The Qualified Small Employer Health Reimbursement Arrangement (QSEHRA), part of the 21st Century Cures Act signed into law by President Barack Obama on December 13, 2016, makes available to small employers a new option to...more

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New Law Permits Stand-Alone Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) For Small Employers

On December 13, 2016 President Obama signed into law the 21st Century Cures Act. The law had been approved with bipartisan support in the House by a vote of 392 to 26 and in the Senate by a vote of 94 to 5. The law addresses...more

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How Does the 21st Century Cures Act Affect Employee Benefits?

There are two key benefits takeaways for employers in the bipartisan 21st Century Cures Act, which President Obama signed into law on December 13, 2016. The act, which passed both houses of Congress by large...more

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Issue 103: Bi-Partisan Legislation Passed by Lame Duck Congress

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On December 7th, Congress passed a bi-partisan bill covering a number of topics in the health care area, intended to address perceived discrete problems with the current legislative landscape. President Obama is expected to...more

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Small Employer Standalone HRA Allowed by New Law

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Effective January 1, 2017, small employers with fewer than 50 full-time employees will be allowed to offer employees a standalone health reimbursement account (“HRA”) without being subject to an excise tax under a law passed...more

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21st Century Cures Act Would Give Small Employers Greater Use of HRAs

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Passed swiftly by Congress, the 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 34) seeks to hasten cures for killer diseases, among other things. President Obama is expected to sign the bill on Tuesday, December 13. One of those other things...more

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